Warren Buffett's Largest Beverage Stock, Coca-Cola, Plans IPO Of Indian Bottling Unit On BSE, NSE

World's largest beverage company, Coca-Cola, is planning an IPO in Indian market. As per reports, Coca-Cola is mulling the listing of its Indian bottling unit on BSE and NSE by 2027. The IPO could be worth $10 billion. Coca-Cola is one of Warren Buffett's, the world's most successful billionaire investor's, largest holdings.

Coca-Cola IPO In Indian Market?

The Coca-Cola company said, it is exploring a potential public listing in India of Hindustan Coca-Cola Holdings Pvt. Ltd. (HCCH), the parent company of the largest Coca-Cola bottler in India

The American company plans to debut on Indian stock exchanges by 2027. Accordingly, Coca-Cola is likely to sell certain stakes in the Indian bottling unit.

"Initial preparations are underway for a potential listing on the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India, subject to market conditions and applicable regulatory and other approvals," the Coca-Cola company added.

At present, Coca-Cola holds about 60% stake in Hindustan Coca-Cola Holdings. The remaining 40% was bought by Jubilant Bhartia Group in 2025.

In a statement, Coca-Cola said the potential listing will be a significant milestone, completing the refranchising of HCCH and positioning it well to capitalize on the opportunities in the Indian market.

"This announcement is another important step for HCCB," said Sanket Ray, president, India and Southwest Asia and Emerging Large Markets Lead for The Coca-Cola Company. "Under the leadership of our trusted partners in Jubilant Bhartia Group, following the listing the bottler will be well placed to continue to pursue growth. The Coca-Cola Company will stay invested in this important bottler and focus on growing our portfolio of global and local brands in India."

Also, Chairman and Co-Chairman of Jubilant Bhartia Group, Shyam and Hari Bhartia, added, "We are excited to take this next important step in the bottler's journey and reap the benefits of the public listing to create value for all shareholders. Equally, we are looking forward to continuing to work with The Coca-Cola Company as an important shareholder in the company."

Notably, HCCH, and its operating subsidiary HCCB, were established in 1997 and, as of March 31, operated a network of more than 2,000 distributors and reached over 1.7 million customers, thanks to its approximately 5,000 employees. HCCB operates 14 bottling plants across 10 states in India and works with eight co-packers.

India is one of the major growing markets for Coca-Cola. In the 2024-25 financial year, the beverage giant recorded at least Rs 50 billion or $526.37 million in sales in India alone, which is the highest since 2021. It has been facing tough competition from Reliance's beverage, Campa Cola.

At present, HCCB prepares, packages, distributes and sells both sparkling and still beverages, including Coca-Cola, Thums Up, Sprite, Fanta, Limca, Maaza, Minute Maid and others, and is the market leader in non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages in the territory in which it operates.

For the IPO listing, Coca-Cola has retained Rothschild & Co to advise on the listing. Further, details on the listing will be announced in due course.

Coca-Cola Is Among Warren Buffett's Best Stocks

The Oracle Of Omaha took a liking to Coca-Cola in the late 1980s. Since then, he has continued to hold this stock, making Coca-Cola one of his longest investments. As of now, Berkshire Hathaway holds around 400 million shares of Coca-Cola.

Warren Buffett has always had an eye for gem stocks and Coca-Cola is one of them. He bought this beverage stock between 1988 and '89, after exiting his investment from Pepsi. That said, Coca-Cola has not disappointed Buffett. In fact, his favorite holding has skyrocketed by more than 3,190% in all-time performance. In mid-1986, Coca-Cola shares were around $2.40 per piece. Now, they are trading between $78 and $79.